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Sitcom starring Miles Jupp as Britain's least successful former prime minister.

Sitcom starring Miles Jupp as Britain's shortest serving and least successful former prime minister, Henry Tobin, trying to fill his time after being ousted from office.

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What next for Britain's shortest serving and least popular PM? Stars Miles Jupp.

Henry Tobin is Britain's shortest serving and least popular postwar prime minister. So what next? Stars Miles Jupp.

What happens when the Prime Minister suddenly stops being Prime Minister? 

One day you're the most powerful person in the country, the next you're irrelevant, forced into retirement 30 years ahead of schedule and find yourself asking 'What do I do now?'

Miles Jupp stars as Henry Tobin - Britain's shortest serving and least popular post war PM (he managed 8 months).

We join Henry soon after his crushing election loss. He’s determined to not let his disastrous defeat be the end of him. Instead Henry's going to get back to the top - he's just not sure how and in what field..

In this first episode of the series, Henry is looking to repair his tattered reputation by getting a publishing deal for his memoirs to set the record straight on his premiership. 

Written by Paul Doolan and Jon Hunter 

Henry Tobin... Miles Jupp
Christine Tobin... Ingrid Oliver
Natalie... Emma Sidi
Drew... Kiell Smith-Bynoe
Jones... Justin Edwards
PJ... Rosie Cavaliero
Jack Steele & Tony... Adam Riches

Producer Simon Nicholls

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in August 2019.

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